I have decided that maybe, just maybe the problem with the transfer window isn’t the rumour-mongering and ridiculous hype. No, maybe it is actually me.

Maybe I am just missing the spirit of the thing and being an old stick in the mud… As such I have decided to sell my soul to the darkside, embrace the crazy and draw up my very own transfer wishlist 2012.

I have tried to be fairly realistic and not just redesigned the team from top to bottom with clones of Messi. Who knows Arsene might even see this (I know you are a fan AW) and decide to run with it.

So without further ado…

OUTS:

Denilson – fairly obvious… has never lived up to potential and is taking up space in the squad what with the 25 man rule.

Park – Who???

Chamakh – The Moroccan had a decent spell when he first joined the club but the resurgence of RVP and Chamakh’s apparent lack of confidence has hampered both his playing time and his contribution, might be a useful make weight as part of a swap deal.

Arshavin – As much as I would love to see Arshavin come back to the Emirates and show some of the form he has exhibited for Zenit and Russia recently I just don’t see him having the will to do it.

The little meercat is a luxury player who this squad really can”t afford to carry. His decent Euro showing should mean we recoup a good percentage of what we shelled out for him.

Niklas Bendtner – Well whilst he might not be the greatest striker who has ever lived the not so great Dane has had a decent run in the Euros and was Sunderland’s top scorer last year.

I actually think he might have a decent career, just not with Arsenal.

Squillaci – Never really found his feet and looks like he never will, goodbye and good luck squiddy.

Fabianski – Szcz is the real deal and has been for a while now. His rapid development has really put the final nail in Fabianski”s Arsenal coffin.

The pole in the goal is not happy to play second fiddle and I can perfectly understand that, time to move on.

Vela – A decent showing whilst on loan should mean it is finally time to say goodbye to Mr Chips.

Mannone – See Fabianski

Johan Djourou – Djourou wants first team football and lets face it, he is very definetely 4th choice at the Emirates behind, Kos, TV5 and Mertesacker. I say let him go and have his chance elsewhere, especially as we can still get

Bartley, Botelho & Lansbury – As much as I hate to write anyone off, particularly Lansbury, I just don’t see any of these 3 cutting it. Time to let them move on and ply their wares in pastures new.

Frimpong – Now before you get all uppity about selling our talented younglings I am not about to advocate selling Frimpong, simply sending him out on loan for the season. I reckon a year long stint under the tutelage of someone like Owen Coyle would do the youngster the power of good.

And now for the fun bit…

IN:

Olivier Giroud – Unlike a lot of people I am not just jumping on the Giroud bandwagon because it looks like it might actually happen!

Now that I have cleared that point up let me explain why I think he would be a great signing…

Giroud is 25 so should hopefully be over some of the adjustment that young footballs seem to go through in terms of being a bit of a dick, he is 6 ft 4 and strong in the air and seems to hold the ball up well so might actually do the job that was asked of Chamakh and Bendtner in terms of giving us a plan b.

He scores goals…. quite a lot on them in fact, he bagged 25 in 43 appearances for Montpellier last season (making him joint top score in Ligue 1)along with 9 assists. I think most people would agree that is impressive enough to warrant some serious interest

Benyaoun – I don’t think there is any coincidence that 3 of our best midfielders last year were all over 30 (Arteta, Rosicky and Benyaoun) Benyaoun is pretty much the definition of professionalism, even when he wasn’t getting many oppurtunities he trained hard, stayed positive and took his chances when they came.

In my not so humble opinion Benny is exactly the sort of player we have lacked in recent years, level headed, calm, experienced and hard working. Throw in the fact that any fee would be negligible and I think you would have to agree that Benyaoun would surely be a better option than say Denilson.

Jose Bosingwa – Two times Champions League winner Bosingwa hasn’t always had the best of times at Chelsea resulting in him being released at the end of last season.

Personally I reckon that should Wenger take a gamble on him it might just be one that pays off…. At 29 Bosingwa has got to be looking at his last big payday, much like a certain Dutchman we all know and love, and might well be convinced to try and prove to his former employees that he can still cut it at the top level.

At the least he would provide a more than capable option which might allow us to rotate a bit more freely than we have in recent years.

Joel Campbell – Yes I know we have already signed him but after a decent season at Lorient I would really like to see Campbell given a chance in the first team for us next term, work permit pending of course.

He is young, quick, has good feet and seems to know where the net is. The sooner we bring him under Wenger’s wing and let him start getting used to the Arsenal way of doing things the sooner he will start to deliver. Particularly as for the first time in years we might just have a decent attacking line meaning that the pressure would be off to some extent.

Junior Hoilett – Junior Hoilett is an elusive dribbler, who is just as good behind the forward as he is out wide. He’ll come for free, he’s only 21 and looked impressive last season so why not sign him?

Julien Féret – 29 year old Feret from Rennes could be just what we need as an attacking midfielder not only is he capable of playing some extraordinary football – he scored four goals and provided four assists in a six-game stretch,but he would provide some competition for Rosicky and is the perfect age to fill the position without hindering the long termof younger options like Ramsey and Wilshere.

With his 6’2″ frame, he has the physicality to shrug off opposing players whilst making pin-point passes. Yoann Gourcuff or Féret? Féret every day of the week.

Yann M’villa – Another deal that looks like it might just happen M’villa could well be the key to Arsenal managing to close the gap on the two Manchester sides this year.

The 21 year old plays with a certainty that belies his young age and has a fearless style and physical presence that could go a long way to adding some steel to Arsenal’s spine.

I have argued for a while now that Alex Song isn’t actually a defensive midfielder, he just happens to be the most defensive of our midfield options. M’villa would give us what Song sometimes doesn’t quite manage to deliver….

Genuine cover for the defense and a tough tackler who is more than happy to sit back and pull the strings without feeling the urge to bomb forward at every chance.

Do I think that all of these will happen, nope.

Realistically I can see M’villa and Giroud coming after the Euros and maybe one other midfielder.

If I had to pick I would go with Feret but obviously I don’t have that luxury. I can see Wenger taking a gamble on Miguel as fourth choice centre back which might just pay off but personally I hope he continues to ease him into the role.